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  1. A $100 Million Power City Planned at Priest Rapids

    A grand, hundred-million-dollar vision for an industrial city rises on the Columbia—though for now, it exists only on paper.

    Mar 20, 1925White Bluffs SpokesmanPriest Rapids Dam, Priest Rapids, Grant CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The Battle for the Columbia

    Fishing interests argue that a proposed 90-foot dam at Priest Rapids would slash their $10 million industry in half.

    Jan 18, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanPriest Rapids Dam, Priest Rapids, Grant CountyFollow the Money

  3. The Ghost City That Never Was

    A century ago, corporate giants promised a $100 million industrial empire at Priest Rapids, envisioning a city of 40,000 where only sagebrush grew.

    Apr 27, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanColumbia River, Priest Rapids, Yakima CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

  4. The Dream of a Smokeless City

    Boosterism meets industrial ambition as White Bluffs looks toward the construction of a massive hydroelectric dam.

    Jun 8, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanPriest Rapids, Kittitas CountyBoom & Bust

  5. The Battle for the Columbia River

    A Seattle attorney challenges a major dam project to secure the water rights of the Hanford-White Bluffs community.

    Jan 4, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanPriest Rapids, Priest Rapids, Kittitas CountyFollow the Money

  6. A Dangerous Close Encounter at Priest Rapids

    A local farmer narrowly survives a frightening accident after his team of colts went rogue.

    Jun 23, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanPriest Rapids, Kittitas County

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